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of Ancieal and Modern Education 



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Copyright and Published by S. M. Francis, January 29, 1923, 
N. E, Cor, 16th and South streets, Philadelphia, Pa., U. S.A 



ETHIOPIAN AiMERICAN 



EDITOR'S PREFADE 






Mr. RoUin, the great ancient writer, cannot be commended too 
iiighly lor his wonderful iniorniation which ho has given us through 
bis Knowledge of ancient history relative to the hiscor.cal works of 
the Ethiopian nation, and the history of the Egyptian-Carthaginians, 
a colored people. 

Our readers will realize that we know something of the historical 
facts pertaining to Ethiopians and the Ethiopian- Americans from 
the historical works which are mentioned in the book of Ethiopian- 
Americans. The following is a hislorical thought of the manners 
and customs of the Ethiopians, which leads us in further knowledge 
of the works of theEthiopians. 

Eg^'pt was ever considered by all the ancients as the most re- 
nowned school for wisdom and politics, an^ the source from whence 
most arts and sciences were derived. This kingdom bestowed its 
noblest laboure and finest arts on the improvement of mankind; and 
Greece was so sensible of this, that its most illustrious men, as 
Homer, Pythagoras, Plato, even its great legislators, Lycurgus and 
Solon, with many more whom it is needless to mention, travelled 
into Egypt to complete their studies, and draw from that fountain 
whatevcir was most rare and valuable in every kind of learning. 
God, himself, has given this kingdom a glorious testimony . When 
praising Moses, he says of him, that: "He was learned in all the 
wisdom of the Egyptians." 

Priests, in Egypt, held the second rank to kings. They had great 
privileges and revenues; their lands were exempt from all imposts; 
of which some traces are seen in Genesis, where it is said, "Joseph 
mrde it a law over the land of Egj^pt. that Pharaoh should have the 
fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not 
Pharaoh's." 

The prince usually honored them with a large share in his con- 
fidence and government, because they, of all his subjects, had re- 
ceived the best education, had acquired the greatest knov/ledge, 
and were most strongly attached to the King's person and the good 
'^f the public. They wore at the same time the depositaries of re- 
ligion and of the sciences; and to tnis circumstance was owing the 
great respect which was paid them by the natives its well as for- 
eigners, by whom they were alike consulted upon the most sacred 
things relating to the mvstories of religion, and the most profound 
subject in the several sciences. 

Menes. Historians are unanimously aj^recd, that Denes was a black 
man, thc'first king of Egjpt. It is pretended, and not without founda- 
tion, that he is the same with Misraim, the son of ?Iam. 

Ham was the second son of Noah. When the family of the latter 
after the extravagant attempt of building the tower of Babel, dis- 
pursued thbemselves into diflercnt countries. Ham returned to Africa 
and it doubtless was he who aftei-wards was worshipped as a god, 
under the name of Jupiter Amnion. He had four children, Chus. Mis- 
raim, Phut, and Canaan. Chus settled in Ethiopia, Misraim in Egypt, 
which gener.'illv is called in Scripture after his name and by that 
of Ham his father; Phut took possession of that part of Africa which 
lies westward of Egypt; and Canaan, of that country which after- 
wards bore his name. The Canaanites are certainly t'le same people 

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JAN 30 1923 



01 

^' OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 3 

— who are called Pheonicians by the Greeks, of Which 
\ forei^ name no reason can be given, any more than of the oblivion 

\j) of the true one. 

-~ I return to Misram. He is agreed to be the same Menes, who 

j ~ all historians declare to be the first king of Egypt, the institutor of 
■^i; the worship of gods, and of the ceremonies of the sacriflce. 

1^ Not far from hence was seen a magnificent library, the oldest 
[p- mentioned in history. Its title or inscription on the iront was, "The 
office, or treasury, of remedies for the diseases of the soul." Near it 
were statues, representing all the Egyptian Gods, to each of whom 
the king made suitable offerings; by which he seemed to be desirous 
of informing posterity, that his life and reign had been distinguished 
by piety to the gods and justice to men. 

The Carthaginians were indebted to the Tyrians, noc only for their 
origin, but their manners languages, customs, laws, religion and the 
great application to commerce, as will appear from every part of 
the sequel. They . spoke the same language with the Tyrians, and 
the same with the Canaanites and Israelites, that is, the He- 
brews tongue, or at least a language which was entirely derived from 
it. Their names had commonly some particular meaning; thus Hanno 
signified gi-acious, bountiful; Dido amiable, or well beloved; Sophon- 
isba one who keeps faithfully her husband's secrets. From a spirit 
of religion, they likewise joined the name of God to tneir own, com- 
formably to the genius of the Hebrews. Hannibal, which answers 
to Ananias, signifies Baal (or the Lord) has been gracious to me. 
Asdrubal, answering to Azarias, signifies The Lord will be our suc- 
cor. It is the same with other names, Adherbal, Maharbal, Et\ The 
Pheonnicians, signifies Baal (or the Lord) has been gracious to me. 
word Poeni from which Punic is derived, is the same with Phoeni or 
Poenulus of Plautus is a scene written in the Punic tonge, which has 
very much exercised the learned. 

But the strict union which always substituted between the Phoen- 
icans and Carthaginians is still more remarkable. 

The name Ethiopian is the universal name of all colored nations 
of the world, which we learn through the truth of ancient and modern 
education. In the name Ethiopian-American, we have discovered a 
new vision through knowledge of spiritual works and knowledge of 
intellectual, industrial and financial works of industrial in- 
telligence, which opens our understanding to business and education 
for the advancement and encouragement of the Ethiopian-American 
in the United States of America and elsewhere. 

Ethiopian-American is what we are, and what we shall be called 
through religion, education and in all industries of our country. The 
two things which we should keep before us is, knowledge of God 
and temporal improvement of intellectual activities of the industrial 
world. The name Ethiopian-American is the name of ancient and 
modern intelligence of colored nations of the United States of 
America. -, ., 

People who believe that they are Negroes are transgressors of 
the law of God, therefore, we find that this evil thought must be 
broken up in the mind, which proves that there is no history or in- 
telligence of any kind that substantiates the word Negro as being a 
truthful expression applied to colored people. 

Debaters who once held that the Nick-name Negro was rightly 
applied to colored people, have fallen in falsification before Scipio; 
of Rome, who fell through corruption, and knew nothing of the Nick- 
name Negro, only through himself. From this we can see that there 



4 ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 

is nothing to this expression but a false and superstituous belief, 
which creates ignorance, malice and murder in the minds of ignorant 
people through slavery to kill. 

The intelligent, honest and successful politician and industrial 
leadership cannot be produced out of the ignorance of one believing 
that he is a Negro. This thought is the thought of childish play, The 
successful leadership is to come out of the knowledge of colored 
people whose intelligence teaches them that they are Ethiopian- 
Amer.cans, 

The first people who landed upon this continent wree the Israelites 
Indians, the people of the Ethiopian nation that gave the first thought 
of civilization to this country, therefore, it is illegal to enact segre- 
gation laws in the various parts of our country making colored peo- 
ple subject to taxation without representation. This condition of 
affairs is nothing less than injustice to humanity. 

We should strive to have patience with ourselves, and patience 
in the thing-s we do, in order that we might understand self-interest 
patience. This is the knowledge we should obtain to profit by intel- 
lectual, industrial and. financial life. Mankind was not made for the 
purpose of being impatient in the things which come under his ob- 
servation, neither were we made for the purpose of robbing each 
other of the God <:iven rights, neither to kill each other. The purpose 
of mankind is to learn to do and to do right through knowledge of 
righteousness, which is found in loving-kindness, which comes out of 
the heart that sends forth good will in all things. Let us learn to 
take this thought into consideration that we might profit through the 
knowledge of self-interest patience, which is a virtue that belongs 
in the knowledge of righteousness. 



INTRODUCTION 

The only p'^'-on? that can be mndc to believe that they are Negroes, 
are theses of the most ignorant of all that can be in heathenism and 
wickedness. The idea of people believing that they are Negroes, 
proves that they are ignorant of the knowledge of God and His 
Righteousness, which covers all things in Heaven and earth. People 
who are made to bel-eve that they are Negroes, live under the curse 
of ignorance, which results from a lack of education and intelligence. 
This is the result of segregation, instead of teaching that people are 
Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans. 

We should be proud of the Bible, which produces the book of 
Gere«;is. Genesis 2 chapter, 13th verse gives the name of the first 
land in the world which name is Ethiot)ia a Hebrew word, the in- 
terpretation of which is black. We believe that God used the dust 
of this land when He said, "Let us make man in our own image, 
aftci- our likenefs " This we understand to be Adam, made out of 
the Ethiopian dust of the ground. Because of this, and because of 
the opportunity of givine the world the greatest knowledge of civili- 
zation, all Ethiopians arid Ethiopian-.^mericans should be proud of 
beiJig bb'ck. 

The peonle who encouratre colored people in drinking whiskey, 
gettine drunk, (ramblinir. who make plots to enact laws of segregation 
and limited education, and who keep colored people from public 
happiness and equal rierhts of trades, professions and labor because 
they h-'ve boon ignorantly taught and made to believe and acknow- 
ledge that they are Negroes instead of teaching them that they are 
Ethiopian Americans, are not the fr!ends of God nor man. 



OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 5 

It is the duty of the citizens and the people of our state to de- 
mand that every governor and member of our state legislature shall 
pass a law in the state legislature prohibiting the use of the word 
Negro. 

We are only capable of believing and doing what is right for the 
best interest of ourselves through knowledge of Christsian and 
business education, which opens our minds and hearts to what is 
right and just in dealing with each other. Through drunkenness 
and display of ignorance, we deprive ourselves of the rights made 
by the law to protect us as citizens of the Government. We cannot 
deny the fact that we shall not pay the penalty for negligence of duty 
in citizenship, if we remain ignorant of ancient and modern edu- 
cation which teaches us to be Ethiopian- American. Self-interest of 
this work is found to be the teacher of experience, which we should 
desire to protect our interest, which is of human rights in all the 
industries of life. 



Through drunkenness and extravagance. 

We lose our way; 

In all that's ignorance, 

From day to day 



The Ethiopian Americans who think and act through knowledge 
of wisdom and education, become the master minds In all industries 
of the world. Remember we have not done our duty until this work 
shall have been accomplished by our hands. 

Social equality and the would-be Negro problem is a condition 
made by jealous and selfish people to protect their financial inter- 
ests through segregation, which creates the plan to keep Ethiopian- 
Americans in ignorance of .their rights and duties in the industries 
and departments of justice in our country. The way out of this 
condition is by an honest service to humanity, which comes through 
knowledge of useful education in all of the industries of the world. 

In speaking further of our nativity and of our industries, let us 
teach ourselves and the people of the world that we are members 
of the Ethiopian-American nation, and are also by name Ethiopians 
and Ethiopian-Americans, which would further teach us in speaking 
to say of our industries, Ethiopian-American Business League, Ethi- 
opian-American Associated Press. In speaking of papers, we should 
"^ay Ethiopian World. These are sample thoughts of business expres- 
sions which we should learn to use in speaking of ourselves and of our 
industries to people in business. This thought should be carried into 
the homes and the schools, and in all business places and organiza- 
tions of the world. 



ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 



PRESS ONWARD 



-*ress onward, forever onward, 
Jhildren of Ethiopia, press 
-0 obtain the reward 
.1 work for success. 

nward and l?e wise 
o shun the wrong 
^nd to justice rise 
hich makes life long. 

/ork in God's Love, 
hrough EarLh and Sea; 
hat came from above, 

set us free. 

. ress forwrrd, forever onward, 

1 truth and light; 

o enjoy the reward, 
. hat comes through right. 



m Science and Art, 

Liife is made wise, 

'Ihrough an understanding heart 

liiat wc might rise. 

Experience of the past, 
Lijves us the thought 
E'er we drift fast 
If we are untaught. 

All that we do 
Will pay in time 
That we make true. 
Through all the clime. 

Forward and be wise 
To obtain the reward, 
That makes us rise 
In work that's onward. 



People wno use the word ''Negro," making the words "colored and 
Negro" one in their expressions, are without intelligence and po- 
iteness of speech. These two words do not mean the same. First 
^f all, the word "Negro" is a curse word which we should not use. 
Jhe word "colored" is that which comes from God and is right in 
he knowledge and use of mankind. We find this ignorant expres- 
ion, which disgraces our literature, often used by people who 
■aim to be educated in books and papers. 

We should further remember that no governor of our State 

egislature in the United States of America can safely lead people 

1 knowledge of freedom and righteousness of liberty and still be 

•tive in leadership of discrimination and separate laws in our 

:ate legislature of our country, which is against the constitutional 

: ights. To do this, we would keep citizens of our couYitry in ignor- 

•nce and inactive of Christian education and political knowledge 

nd rights of the ballot; also in the institution of freedom and 

public happiness of public places in our government. 

Drunkenness makes the slave 
That will not rise 
Where light will save 
To make us wise 



Through drunkenness we create 
Ignorance of ev<3ry kind 
Tiirough jealousy and hate 
That keeps us blind. 

No man or woman of our nation deserves recognition of leader- 
■ilp who does not lead people from ignorance to education, and 
•om education to knowledge, from knowledge to liberty, from 
berty to wisdom and from wisdom to love, from love to greater 
ive of human rights, which is the joy of education through our 
)ve and kindness of each other in our country. 



OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 7 

ETHIOPIAN-AMERICAN 

The name Ethiopian-American was founded and edited by S. M. 
Francis, July 3, 1922, 1004 S. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. 

The name Ethiopian-American was founded in order that we 
might discontinue the Nick-name Negro, which is a slang word 
misrepresenting the Ethiopian-Americans of the United States of 
America and elsewhere. Our purpose is to teach the industries 
through education of ancient and modem history for the good of 
humanity. 

Professor of eloquence, philosopher, poet, historian and poet 
laureat. Author of Knowledge, Labor and Human Rights, 

Ethiopian Carthaginians 
Disarmament 
Love is the Law 
Industrial Thoughts, etc. 

We educate the mind. 
Through industries to stay 
That we might find. 
Ourselves in work today. 

We must make the name Ethiopian-American an intellectual in- 
dustry in order to open our minds, that we might work in knowledge 
of industries, which educates the mind to understanding. In tWs 
thought we master every situation in the world which is in polite 
literature and education. In reading books, let us learn to read 
books by S. M. Francis, in order that it might help to broaden our 
mind in the work of Christian education. 

We feel that it is our duty to teach the subject of Ethiopia in 
the schools. We realize that there are questions of Ethiopia with 
which we are not familiar in our institutions of learning, therefore, 
we take pleasure in coming before schools to acquaint them of the 
names of colored people, which is of this question . It is hoped that 
much good will be accomplished from the name Ethiopia in schools, 
lecture room?, and literary societies, among teachers and students 
of historical education and rights of humanity, in order that the 
system of education might become more favorable for the advance- 
ment of the nations of the world. 

The thought which we gather from historical truth is the root 
of education and intellectual work, which is obtained from knowledge 
of ancient and modern history. 

We should use knowledge of education to improve ourselves in 
schools of industries, which gives advantages of human rights in 
business, which teaches us to know our dyty and to respect the laws 
of our constitution, which are made to govern the rights of our 
government and people, also our historical rights of Ancient and 
modern history. 

Magistrates and legislators be. 
Through science and art. 
To make Ethiopians free 
In mind and heart. 



8 ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 

It is our duty to free ourselves from bondage, ignorance, poverty, 
superstition, selfishness, drunkenness and vice through the teaching 
of Christian education in our homes, organizations and business 
place* throughout our country. 

Ignorance and wickedness are the tvvro evils through which we are 
cursed. No people or nation should entertain the idea of being 
cursed because they are black. This ignorant belief invites slavery. 
Anyone who entertains this idea or teaches this evil, is an enemy 
to Christianity and ignorant of civilization. 

The reason we are put to such great disadvantage, is that we 
trust in vdckedness and ignorance rather than in intelligence and 
righteousness, which is the truth that makes us free. It is our duty 
to entertain the idea that we should be intelligent and rich, for the 
purpose of being honest and useful to humanity. This standard 
of intelligence would drive all superstition, ignorance and wicked- 
ness from the world, Ethiopian- Americans who are educated 
people, addressing themselves as Negroes, instead of using the 
name Ethiopian-Americans. This is a condition of ignorance, which 
keeps the unlearned and unfortunate people forever in ignorance 
by the example of those who are supposed to be educated. 

People who call themselves Negroes, will find themselves drifting 
from bad to worse in the utmost sphere of nowhere, because of an 
ig^iorant and stubborn mind that will not heed to intelligence. It 
is the duty of the advanced teacher to remove these conditions 
from those who call themselves teachers, lawyers, preachers, doc- 
tors, and editors of newspapers. It is among this type of people and 
those who pretend to be leaders of industries, that this condition 
predominates. 

Out of the Nick-name Negro is discovered ill-feeling which pro- 
duced segregation and unequaled rights for Ethiopian-Americans, 
Jue to ignorance of human rights. This evil predominates over all 
industries of the universe to pi-event them investigating the evil 
lone to Ethiopian-Americans and Ethiopian people elsewhere. 

The reason we raise this universal protest against the Nick-name 
Megro, is, that it hindt-rs the rights and progress of people through 
industries. We believe in the getting together in knowledge of 
Christian ard business education, in order that this thought might 
j^ve us intellectual and financial aid to overthrow this ignorance 
and evil, of being called Negroes, instead of Ethiopian-Americans. 

Out of Ethiopian-Americans bring 
Science and the art, 
And to industries cling 
With a willing heart 

Through the Ethiopian-American name 
We create the enterprise 
Without fear or shame 
That we might rise. 

This book was written to teach the people of the world, to use 
he name Ethiopian-American, when one thinks, speaks, or writes 
if colored people in thf United States of America. On the other 
land, it is understood that the first name Ethiopia would be used 
n accordance with the name of the continent upon which colored 
-)eople lived . 

The name Ethiopian-American is the name known and used by 
<"very intelligent individual and nation in the world to answer criti- 



OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 9 

cism toward colored people. Wherever deficiency is observed among 
the Ethiopian-Americans, it is due to educational, industrial, politi- 
cal and financial injustices which come through prejudice of wicked 
powers of our Government. 

The name Ethiopian-American teaches us brotherly love and wis- 
dom in industry, and honest wealth to ourselves and to all nations 
of the world. This is what we have found in the name Ethiopian- 
American, the name chosen by colored nations to be used in the 
United States by intelligent and good-thinking people. 

Our purpose is to speak of primitive man, who was found in the 
land where creation first took place, which was Ethiopia. It was in 
this place that man received knowledge of spiritual truth, education 
and intellectual industries of the world. 

We further see that there would not have been any knowledge 
of modern education, nor works of civilization, nor business in- 
telligence, had it not been for ancient history and civilization laid 
by Ethiopians According to ill-feeling and prejudice, the name 
Negro has been applied to Ethiopian-Americans. We beg leave to 
inform unfortunate and ignorant persons and teachers that the 
name Negro was never at any time applied to Ethiopians in ancient 
history or ancient education. 

The name Negro came into existence through direction and order 
of Scipio, a Roman General, who thought slavery would exist for- 
ever, and who overthrew Carthage a Black Republic in the northern 
part of Africa . This Republic was named Ethiopian-Carthaginians . 
This occured later than the year 146, before Christ. The Nick-name 
Negro was selected by Scipio through prejudice and jealousy of 
the Black Republic, namely Carthage of Africa. We should also 
remember that the Black people contributed all to literature, science 
art and industry to the world, therefore, all nations are indebted 
to the Ethiopians for their present knowledge. 

There are numerous peoeple who have high school and college edu- 
cataions, who do not know anything about ancient history which 
would enable them to teach the truth of Ethiopians. It is due to the 
fact that they have been unfortunate in securing historical rights 
in education of E.thiopians. Let us remember that there is no re- 
lationship between the Nick-name Negro and the name Ethiopian. 
We should teach this thought in schools and colleges, in order that 
students might become proficient in historical education. 
^ We look forward to the day when the Legislature of our states 
and members of the United States Congress and Senate shall pass 
a law against the word Negro, also to enact a law to tax segregation 
states, which violate the Constitution and laws of the country. 

No individual is considered correct nor intelligent, who makes 
nse of the word Negro in books, newspapers, sermons, speeches, or 
in teaching. To do this is to violate the laws of polite literature 
and the Hebrew language, which is the oldest spoken by mankind. 
Any attempt made to teach this ignorant thought, is a sin and 
untruth of intellectual, spiritual and industrial rights of civilization. 
We must teach the truth in order th.it people might learn of Ethio- 
pian-Americans in the industries of the community. We must teach 
that colored nations of the world are the descendents of kings and 
queens of Ethiopia, Jerusalem, Assyria, etc. _,. 'i%_ 

David, who was inspired with holy words from God, tells us ih 
his beautiful Psalm, "Ethiopia shall stretch out her hands unto 
God." Herodotus, a black man, the great father of history, pro- 
nounces the Ethiopians the most majestic and beautiful of men. 
The object of the colored nations of AmeHca and of the world 



10 ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 

is to teach people through education, that they are Ethiopian- 
Americans. This name is to bring forth the truth of mankind 
into joy, knowledge, wisdom and understanding throughout the 
world . The more we respect the truth, the gn^eater will be our 
ability to enjoy knowledge of intellect and wealth through know- 
ledge of industries. 

Gambling and drunkenness undo 

To see the flaw 

That makes us untrue 

Who violates the law 

..The Command and Law of God. — "Ye fathers! bring up your 
children in the nature and admonition of the Lord." Eph. 6:4. 

"And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not 
vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you 
as one bom among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself." Lev. 
19:23. 

"Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleas- 
ing unto the Lord." Cor. 3:20. 

"Honor thy father and thy mother." Ex. 20:12; Eph. 6:1. 

"The law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lav,'lesa 
and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and 
profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for 
man-slayers, for whoremongers, for them that defile themselves 
•with mankind, for man-stealers." 1 Tim. 1:9-10. 

"Thou shalt not steal." Exodus 21:16. "He that stealeth a man 
and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be 
put to death." Exodus 20:15. 

"Master give unto your servants that which is just and equal." 
Col. 4:1. 

"Woe unto you lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of 
knowledge: Ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were en- 
tering in ye hindered." Luke 11:52. .... 

"Behold! the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your 
fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of 
them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of 
Sabbath." .las. 5:4. 

"Parents, bring up your children to obey and honor you." 

As we look through the knowledge of light and truth, we find 
that diunkinness and ignorance are two plots made by whiskey- 
sellers and slave-holders to teach and influence the Ethiopian- 
Americans to believe that they are Negroes, in order to obtain 
financial gain. 



Ancient and Modern Education 

E.<iit<(l Ijy S. M. Francis, author of Industrial Thoughts, etc. 
Philosopher, poet, historian and poet laureat. 

n 

bnThc poetical work of Ethiopian-American by S . M. Francis, is 
a light of spiritual, intellectual, industrial and financial success of 
fl3paj\){ind. In this poetical composition lies the thought for every 
4|i^v:(jual of till- iinivcrsr to take hold and see the good things that 
Jj^ft a;-.f>und about us. The knowledge which we glean from this 
pocjliififtl •p9mposifion will not allow anyone to remain sinful or poor 
RQijibeiitfi^rnorant or idle or extravagant, or fond of drunkenness, 



OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 11 

which is in opposition to Christian principles. The poetical words 
of "Ethiopian- American" says: 

People who insist upon maJcing: colore^ people beliere they are 
Negroes, are in their confidene*" for the purpose of deceiving them 
through hypocritical teaching of truth, which will destroy their 
future opportunities and i>rivileges of true spiritual worship, also 
of intellectual, industrial and financial rights, which are now the 
rights of Ethiopian-Americans in the United States of America 

We cannot be truly respectable and intelligent teachers to Ethi- 
opian-Americans by teaching them they are Negroes. Through this 
condition of ignorance, the truth is untaught which the Bible 
produces in thought that colored people are Ethiopians 

Wherever the term or word Negro is used, it carries an expression 
of evil works. We cannot be progressive in christian service to God 
and man, nor to works of business intelligence, and hold to the old 
ignorant and prejudiced idea that people are Negroes. If so, we will 
remain ignorant of classical and polite literature, which it is our 
duty to learn, also without manners and respect to mankind. 

This thought should be uppermost in the minds of every people, 
nation and government. All law-makers of governments should pass 
a law making it a crime for any person to call another a Negro, 
darkie, nigger, negress, or any nick-name derived from the word 
Negro, also a penalty or imprisonment for any violation of the law. 
This would help schools and industries of the people in our country 
to be more intelligent. 

Remember it is the work of teachers, the Board of Education, 
the text books, the schools, the parents, the preachers, the law- 
makers, lecturers, and educators of colleges, and branches of in- 
dustrial work to teach colored people that they are Ethiopian- 
Americans, and not Negroes, as we have been so ignorantly called 
by all supposedly educated people. In America and elsewhere 
this evil causes segregation, limited education, and murder of man- 
kind in our country of Christian civilization. 

It should be the duty of people of America to turn down and 
refuse to follow ignorant leaders and teachers, and especially those 
who participate in drunkenness and dishonest industry, who teach 
people and nations that colored people are Negroes. The Ethiopian- 
Americans should be taught through education to turn from all 
papers, books, pamphlets, etc., that refuse to use the name Ethiopian 
American in referring to colored people. 

Through drunkenness we fall 
In ignorance and strife; 
Where we loose all 
That makes our life 

The name Ethiopian is a Hebrew word, which means black, and 
the name American is an English word. We unite these two together 
in order that we might learn to call colored people Ethiopian- 
Americans. 

By the way of further information, we desire to say Hanno, an 
Africa, the father of Hamilcar, was a general of Carthage. He 
flourished when the Carthaginians were in their greatest prosperity. 
Some place his time 140 years before the founding of Rome, which 
would be 800 years before the era of the whites. This commander- 
in-chief was sent out with a fleet and army by order of the Cartha- 



12 ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 

ginian Senate, to make treaties and settle colonies on the coast of 
Africa. (Encyclopaedia Perthensis, Rollin, Voss and Hist Gr. 1. 4.) 
Remember if we fail to read books of our nation in the future as 
we have in the past, we will find ourselves drifting further and 
further in ignorance of historical rights for lack of education. 

The history of the Ethiopian-Carthaginian Nation 
Gives thought of Carthage in Tyre, 
Where the Ethiopians made their place, 
In art and science of education. 

We must make the name Ethiopian-American an intellectual in- 
dustry in order to open our minds that we might work in knowledge 
of industries, which educate the mind to understanding. In this 
thought we master every situation in the world which is in polite 
literature and education. In reading books, let us learn to read 
books by S. M. Francis, in order that it might help to broaden our 
mind in the work of Christian education. 

The nick-name Negro and the condition which encourages colored 
people to drink whiskey and get drunk, is the cause of ignorance 
which they produce and which further makes prejudice and ignor- 
ance of ignorance, which is the cause of the present slavery, which 
they are undergoing in many states of the United States of America. 
The Congress of the United States and the other law-makers of 
the world, should make a law to bar all expressions of the word 
Negro in papers, books and all other reading matter. This expres- 
sion is due to the wickedness and limited education of many people. 

Our conscience has aroused our minds and hearts to believe that 
It is the duty of the people of the christian church, the Board of 
Education of our country and the members in the various depart- 
ments of the international working organizations of the world, to 
demand that colored people be called by the name Ethiopians and 
Ethiopian-Americans. We should be national and international, and 
unitrd on the name Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans. These 
names should be taken into the various departments of our or- 
ganizations and governments of the world. 

We feel that it is our duty to teach in the scho()ls the subject of 
Etliiopia. We realize thiat there are questions of Ethiopia that we 
are not familiar with in our institutions of learning, therefore, we 
take pleasure in coming before schools to acquaint ihem of the 
names of colored people, which is of this question. It is hoped that 
much good will be accomplished from the name Ethiopia in .schools, 
lecture rooms, and literary societies, among teachers and students 
of hi.'.torical education and rights of humanity, in order that the 
system of education may become moi'c favorable for the advance- 
ment of the nations of the world. 

The thought which we gather from historical truth is the root of 
education and intellectual worl s. which is obtained from knowledge 
of Ancient and Modern History. 

We should use know!edc:e of education to improve ourselves in 
schools of civilization, which gives advantages of human rights in 
business, which teaches us to know our duty and to respect the laws- 
of our constitution, which is made to govern the rights of our gov- 
ernmi nt and people, also our historical rights of ancient and Modern 

History. 

Through business we rise. 
If trained to do, 
Work that is wise. 
To make us true. 



OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 13 



It is our duty to free ourselves from bondage, ignorance and 
jwverty, superstition, selfishness, drunkenness, and rice, through 
the teaching of Christian education in our homes, organizations, and 
business places throughout our country. 

We speak of education for the purpose of doing good to humanity 
throughout the civilized world. 

The purpose of education is to teach people human justice and to 
know knowledge and wisdom in usefulness of business, which sup- 
plies us with art and science; also to strive for freedom of love and 
unity each with the other, in knowledge of Christian education, 
which represents the highest intelligence of the human mind. 



Unexcused we're for ignorance 
With an enlightened day. 
With privilege to advance 
And pleasure to obey. 

Intellect makes the chance, 
Thru money we earn, 
That we might advance 
In what we leam. 



For every evil contact 
A reward is due 
Of each unkind act 
To everyone we do. 

Confidence within conquers doubt. 
In every tempted hour; 
That works false out 



With energy and power. 

The history of Ethiopian-American, 

Unfolds the ancient light. 

To give unto man 

The name that's right. 

From poverty and crime. 
Let industries help thee, 
Make use of time, 
Wherever one may be. 



Work done through inspiration Envy not the good 

Develops minds of mankind That's done through education. 

Through industries of education Love of one brotherhood 

Which we should find. Makes a true nation. 

Little by little do Ignorance is the foe. 

To complete the plan. Which disturbs the mind. 

Of works in view Wherever we would go 

The best we can. We should teach mankind. 



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ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 



Efforts and energy reach 
Through works of education 
And the intelligence teach 
It to every nation 
Education is the thought 
Used by the wise, 
In everything that's taught 
To make the enterprise 



Delay not for tomorrow 
In idleness of today, 
Which makes us boirow 
That we never pay 
The right will win 
Through the righteous way 
Wherever right we begin 
In works of today. 



Love justice and peace 
To do the right, 
Let all malice cease. 
That blinds the sight. 
Increase thyself in wisdom, 
With God and man. 
In earth's great kingdom. 
Work out the plan 



Learn self-interest to defend 
Thyself from being poor 
Which is a friend 
That's at every door. 
We educate to do 
The work that's right 
Which proves we're true 
To be the light. 



Out of talents shine 
To make works free. 
In every business line, 
That we might see. 
Make the business grow 
Through works of education, 
That we might know, 
The nature of Creation. 



We exercise the will 
Through what we learn. 
In thoughts of skill 
To live and earn. 
We make the day. 
Of skill and art 
Which is the way 
That we must start. 



We learn through education 

To make work pay, 

All over the creation 

In a better way 

Now is the time 

To think and do, 

Work in every clime 

To make ourselves true. 



The art in education 

Makes the individual's thought, 

Upon the school's foundation 

Of industrial lessons taught 

Get out each hour 

From day to day 

Money that makes power. 

To lead the way. 



Drunken ne'^s is a disgrace 
All of the time 
From place to place, 
It is a crime. 
Work in the ground, 
Where the wealth lay, 
All the world round 
The work will pay. 



Education creates the occupation 

To make mankind gieat. 

In every work of creation 

Unless its too late. 

In union work together 

To do for fill. 

One with the other. 

Whether great or small. 



Decency and morality seek. 
To teach every nation. 
Where wickedness makes weak 
Through lack of education. 
Injustice do not impart 
To secure dishonest gain 
Through wickedness of heart 
That ends in vain. 



In .school strength lay 
To read and write 
The business of today 
Which make'-, us ml'tc 
Not enough *o stop, 
In a low grade 
Onward to the top 
Where industiir .-ne made. 



OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 



15^ 



Through drunkenness we fall 

Into crime and ignorance, 

With life that's all 

Of sin and extravagance 

We do the right, 

To trust and obey; 

In truth tha's light 

All of the way. 

To make life free, 
And appreciate the health 
That nature gives thee , 
Through drunkenness lies 

ignorance 
Which makes the fool, 
Go blind in extravagance 
Who forsakes the school. 

Vice creates the ignorance 
Through which slavery brings, 
In drunkenness and extravagance 
That hath overthrown everything. 
Ashamed not of vice, 
Through ignorance and sin. 
Shall slavery come twice. 
To go back in? 



Drunkenness worst of ignorance 

Which rules the mind 

In wickedness and extravagance, 

That will forever bind. 

In space and time, 

Found in every clime. 

To enjoy good health. 

Lies intellect and wealth. 

Make money through skill. 

Spend and save some 

Through knowledge of good-will. 

To make wealth come. 

Over and over again. 

Forget not to try, 

To exercise the brain, 

Though opposition may defy. 



Both healthy and wise 
Ever strive to be 
In all the enterprise 
To be made free. 
The intellect of mind 
Builds up every nation, 
Who seeks to find 
The works of education. 



Teach love and lijrhuL, 
That we might see 
To do the right, 
Wherever we may be . 

Education is the tool. 

Of the Ethiopian's toil. 

Taught in the school. 

To own the soil. 

Wisdom destroys the ignorance, 

Who will not think. 



Through money and education, 
Demand what is right, 
From nation to nation 
Of truth and light. 
Drunkenness creates the segre- 
gation 
Through ignorance of drink. 
In every stubborn nation. 
That will not think. 
Which teaches against extrava- 
gance 
To make us brave. 
That we might save 

Through industries of today. 
Leave the drunkenness behind; 
To accumulate and obey. 
Through an educated mind. 

Let nothing come between 
Be prince and queen 
The experience and education. 
Of the Ethiopian nation. 



Back to the enterprise 
From whence we came. 
In industries to rise, 
In the Ethiopian's name 
In commerce and art. 
Stretch forth thy hand, 
To educate the heart. 
In love to understand. 



Out of black dust 
The first nation came, 
To live and trust 
In God's Holy name 
As days of old, 
Ethiopians are the same. 
Who contributed the gold, 
That gave nations fame. 



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ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 



Back to the soil 
To own the farm 
Through sense of toil 
With arm to arm 
Workmen of the ground 
Find in it wealth 
The whole world round, 
Of joy and health- 
Freedom and culture make 
Through work of education. 
Let the Ethiopians awake 
And be a nation. 
United we shall be. 
In all that's right, 
To be ever free, 
In truth and light. 



Unite youth and age 

Of the Ethiopian nation, 

And take the advantage 

Of business through education, 

In every drunken act, 

We waste money made. 

Unaware of the fact 

We hurt our trade. 

Crime upon a crime 
In idleness we find; 
All of the time 
We should always mind. 
Idleness causes the sin 
that makes us bad, 
Which we fall in 
To be made sad. 



Blind unbelief we are 

Without God's Holy light. 

Which is the star 

That gives us light. 

Chance comes through education 

To rise from downfall, 

And be a nation 

Through God our all 

Intellect for the mind. 
Love for the heart. 
These we should bind 
In skill and art. 
Through every good act. 
We make ourselves free, 
From contact to contact. 
Of things we see. 

The light has come 

That we might bring, 

The good in life, 

And to it cling. 

Gifts of the mind. 

Come through infinite light, 

Which we should bind, 

With all our might. 



Idleness is a crimr. 
Through which laziness bring, 
To imprison every time 
Through ever>' wicked thing. 
Knowledge makes business edu- 
cation 
In honesty to .stand, 
Through the Ethiopian-American 

nation 
That's in our land. 



Masters of industry be 
Through space and time 
To make work free, 
From clime to clime. 
Teach the nations truth 
Of the Ethiopian's land 
That age and youth 

In school might understand. 
Love is a gift, 
That comes from God, 
Unto the human uplift, 
Hherever we may trod. 
Love fulfills the law 
Which is God's command 
From which to draw- 
To protect the land 

Developed minds can reach 

The works in view 

Of whatever Nature teach 

That we can do. 

Out of poverty rise, 

Into useful wealth today,, 

To make the enterprise 

All along life's way. 



Let righteous nations make 

Laws of the world, 

To kepp truth awake. 

With loves banner unfurled. 

Vote always to be 

The power of law. 

That wo might sec 

To capture every flaw. 



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OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EDUCATION 



17 



■Good works of mankind 

In everything brings success 

That we might bind 

In words to express. 

Intellect is the friend, 

To create the gold 

In honest wealth ascend 

As Ethiopians of old . 

Stir up the gift 

That's in the mind, 

Through knowledge to uplift 

In works of mankind. 

Be first of all 

To make thyself free 

From slavery's fall 

And in intelligence agree. 

Acquire intellect and wealth, 
God through Christ preach, 
That we might search, 
For truth and teach, 



Ignorance is the stumblingblock 
That's in our way 
To make us flock 
Through drunkenness to disobey. 
Millionaires and billionaires be, 
Through work of education 
And from ignorance flee. 
To be a nation. 

Draw out of education 
The knowledge of good-will. 
To teach the Ethiopian nation 
The arts and skill. 
Magistrates and legislators be 
Through science and art, 
To make Ethiopian-Americans 
free, 

In mind and heart. 

President and statesmen be 

To represent the land. 

And from ignorance flee 

Into wisdom to understand 

In the Bible look, 

For the Ethiopian information, 

Which is the book 

To teach every nation. 



Through the teaching of Slavery by wicked slave-holders, the 
word NeegTo was born in the minds of millions of white and Black 
people, which yet remains. It was established to make the Ethiopian 
Americans forget their history, and also to make them feel that 
they were inferior to all other nations, and that all other nations 
were superior to them. In this we have the wrong teaching through 
education and civilization . It is only through historical and Christian 
education that we see the light to overthrow this evil . 

The book entitled "Industrial Thoughts," was w-ritten by Mr. 
Francis and is a treatise on industrial education, also an example of 
intellectual industry-, for every nation of people. We also find the 
book entitled "Knowledge of Labor and Human Rights" a brilliant 
intellectual light, which helps us to see the foundation of evil and 
Ignorance, also "The History of the Ethiopian-Carthaginian", which 
refers to Ethiopian-Americans. 

In work of research, we must remember not to falsify our words 
of interpretation in translation of the word Ethiopian, which means 
Black. We refer directly to scholars interested in literature ana 
history of colored people, whom we further call Ethiopian-Ameri- 
cans, which were the first people in the world . 

First of all, people whom we call Ethiopian-Americans are not 
Negroes. This assertion is one to be considered by teachers, preach- 
ers and public speakers, who often use the term Negro in referring 
to Ethiopian-Americans. This method of teaching is an introduction 
of slavery and heathenism of which many of our teachers and preach 
ers are not aware in their teaching in the schools, churches, the 
home, and the societies. 

The word Ethiopian-American teaches us to be free from the 
use of the word Negro, which applies to colored people who are 



18 ETHIOPIAN AMERICAN 

Ethiopian-Americans. The name Ethiopian-Americans should be 
made an intellectual industry in all of our schools, colleges, churches 
and business places. 

In teaching, remember the knowledge of an individual's or a 
nation's civilization lies in their manners and character, which pro- 
duces kindness to everyone and politeness in thought, act and 
speech. 

The information which is obtained from Ethiopian-American 
gives us knowledge of respect to all nations and peoples. This 
thought, without a doubt, is the course of our education which we 
should pursue, also in our religious and business transactions, for 
financial honesty in all industries with E.thiopians and other nations 
of the World. 

The nick-name Negro is a term used to inconveniently situate col- 
ored people in industries of civilization through selfishness and 
through unions of the world, which encourage ignorance. We can 
only be inspired through intelligence of ancient and modern educa- 
tion to remove the burden of ignorance and drunkenness which bur- 
dens us with slavery. 

One hundred and forty years before the founding of Rome, the 
people whom we now call Negroes were known as Ethiopian-Cartha- 
ginians, the same as colored people of today are known as Ethiopian- 
Americans. 

Nature substantiates the fact that opposition forces service of 
excellency for the best interests of humanity, where negligence 
dominates through ignorance of worthless individuals or nations. 

Acts of spiritual foundation make education the sense of things 
produced out of thought to safeguard individuals' rights of historical 
and modern industries. 

Through this we merit recognition that's due, because of satis- 
factory service rendered, which is created by and through education, 
which unearths the truth for the good of Ethiopian-Americans. 

In speaking further of the Ethiopian Americans, we realize that 
they are the descendants of the Ethiopian-Carthagenians. In this 
we find a knowledge of industry of the New Testament which was 
ratified at the Third Council at carthage A. D., 397, and from that 
time it was received throughout the Latin churches. In this also 
we find a contribution of historical truth of the Ethiopian-Cartha- 
genian.s who are the same as the Ethiopian-Americans are today. 

The word Negro is not a word of God, neither does it belong to 
the Holy Scriptures, which is the Bible, the book and foundation of 
use of the word Negro should be made illegal, punishable by a fine 
socially, caused by the word. These disadvantaages prove that the 
all wisdom. It is not recognized in polite literature, neither in re- 
ligion, society, state or education. 

The word Negro is opposed by the people of every intelligent na- 
and imprisonment, therefore, let the law in its judgement demand 
that colored people be called Ethiopian-Americans. 

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OF ANCIENT AND MODERN HISTORY 19 

Our intellectual, industrial and financial help of good-will must 
be thrown around the Ethiopian-American of the United States and 
Ethiopians and people of otner color in every part of the world in 
order to bring forth the acts of intellectual, industrial and financial 
usefulness of intelligence and education which lies in the arts and 
science of civilization among the Ethiopian nations of the world. 

Let us do this without being impatient one with the other, in or- 
der that we might receive the blessings from God which have opened 
our understanding to the truth of all things. We read from Sacred 
History the following thought: "And Noah was five hundred years 
old, and Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japeth. The sons of Noah 
who went forth out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japeth; all were 
of one color, black, and of them was the whole earth peopled for 
the purpose of multiplyng and doing good in the earth, one toward 
the other in brotherly love." 

"To the descendants of Ham, I have generally given the name of 
Ethiopia — black with frizzled or curly hair. The descendants of 
Shem denominate Assyrians and Syrians.-black with long straight 
hair. Shem had five sons: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Aram and Laud, 
who inhabited the land from the Euphrates to the Indian Ocean and 
Abyssinia." 

. In all the work of these brothers. Ham was the most successful in 
all that they did, in art and science of civilization. 

Bring about a way 
To teach every nation 
Good laws to obey 
In industries of education 
Poor and ignorant learn 
To make us free ! 
Through what we earn, 
Self-help lies in thee. 




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The Ethiopian American 

of Ancient and Modern Education 

Edited by 
S. M. FRANCIS 

Author of "Industrial Thought," Ets. 

Meanest of the mean 
Finds the cleansing flood, 

Which wash and clean 
Only through Jesus' blood 

From the cleansing flood 

Says the writer's pen, 
Out of one blood 

God made all men. 



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Copyright and Published by S . M Francis, January 29, 
1923, N. E. Cor. 16th and South Streets, Philadelphia, 

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